Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem in Kuwait

Kuwait: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem was 1.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.1%
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
89th
of 156 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 1999
All-time low
1.1%
in 2018
Years of data
17
1999–2018

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem in Kuwait, 1999–2018

2461999200820181999: 6.8 %2000: 5.4 %2001: 5.3 %2002: 5.5 %2003: 4.6 %2004: 3 %2005: 4.3 %2006: 4.5 %2007: 5 %2008: 4.7 %2009: 3.9 %2011: 3 %2012: 2.9 %2015: 2.4 %2016: 2.2 %2017: 1.3 %2018: 1.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem in Kuwait stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem in Kuwait peaked at 6.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.

Kuwait ranks 89th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) in Kuwait, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 6.8%
2000 5.4% -20.9%
2001 5.3% -1.5%
2002 5.5% +3.3%
2003 4.6% -17.0%
2004 3.0% -33.3%
2005 4.3% +40.9%
2006 4.5% +4.2%
2007 5.0% +11.5%
2008 4.7% -5.6%
2009 3.9% -17.1%
2011 3.0% -22.8%
2012 2.9% -3.7%
2015 2.4% -18.1%
2016 2.2% -6.4%
2017 1.3% -40.1%
2018 1.1% -17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 1
2000s 4.6% 3.0% 5.5% 10
2010s 2.2% 1.1% 3.0% 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 86 Palestine, State of 1.3% compare
  2. 87 Uganda 1.3% compare
  3. 88 Andorra 1.3% compare
  4. 90 Brunei Darussalam 1.1% compare
  5. 91 Switzerland 1.1% compare
  6. 92 Poland 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem in Kuwait?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem in Kuwait was 1.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
How does Kuwait rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem?
Kuwait ranks 89th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), fem rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.